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welfare

[wel-fair] / ˈwɛlˌfɛər /


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Investors hoped the company would appeal to environmentally-conscious and vegetarian-curious consumers — or with anyone concerned about the meat industry and animal welfare — and take off in a fashion similar to plant-based milk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

But just as there are difficult questions for politicians who support high levels of welfare spending, there are challenges for those who promise to solve the nation's problems by boosting the economy.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The form states the U.S. will attempt to conduct a welfare check after they arrive in Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

At UCLA, the master’s of social welfare — which runs for eight quarter sessions — amounts to more than $65,000 for California residents without financial aid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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